Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about North Lovell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for North Lovell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for North Lovell ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Lovell: N. Lovell
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
North Lovell is located in Oxford County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near North Lovell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Lovell:
- Oxford County (The home county of North Lovell)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Lovell, with the one closest to North Lovell listed first.
- Stoneham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Slab City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Center Lovell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- South Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- North Fryeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Lovell, with the one closest to North Lovell listed first.
- Mechanic Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Minot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- West Poland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Moussam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- East Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- North Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Lovell, with the one closest to North Lovell listed first.
- West Bridgton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Otisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- South Bridgton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Cobb Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Casco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Sebago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- York County
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Lovell, with the one closest to North Lovell listed first.
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Intervale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- North Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Center Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harts Location
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Lovell, with the one closest to North Lovell listed first.
- Beans Purchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Shelburne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gorham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Martins Location
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Pinkhams Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Upper Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Sargents Purchase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cutts Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Lovell, see our County-by-County Page for North Lovell.
Cemeteries Near North Lovell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Lovell.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for North Lovell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Lovell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Lovell, with the one closest to North Lovell listed first.
- Stearns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastman / Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brackett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bisbeetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center Chatham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Bemis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Webber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haskell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Lovell had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Lovell, with the one closest to North Lovell listed first.
- East Stoneham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Lovell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lynchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- North Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Stow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lovell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- North Fryeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- South Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- South Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Lovell. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Lovell.
Newspapers Published in North Lovell ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Lovell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Lovell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Lovell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to North Lovell:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Lovell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Lovell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |